A head-on crash on Highway 20 near Sweet Home killed a 69-year-old driver; Oregon State Police say the other driver was arrested on a manslaughter charge. Troopers are seeking witnesses.

Reports of gunfire near Portland’s waterfront sent a heavy police response as crowds left the Cinco de Mayo festival.

Selena Pinnell alleges a 2024 police pursuit of a stolen car on SE 82nd Avenue injured her and totaled her vehicle. She is suing the city and seeking $2.5 million.

Bankrate and federal alerts show AI-powered voice and text scams are rising. Here’s how fraudsters use synthetic audio and what to do if you’re targeted.

A Florence motorcyclist died and a second rider was hospitalized after two Harleys struck a Volvo on Hwy 126 near Rose Hill Road; troopers investigated.

Federal prosecutors charged two Portland men with trafficking meth near affordable housing, alleging police seized drugs, weapons and bulk cash during late‑April arrests.

The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Meta must hand over Instagram and Facebook records sought by a defendant in a Salem homicide, a clash of privacy law and defendants’ rights. The outcome could ripple beyond Oregon.

A Clackamas County retail-theft operation on April 30 led to 24 arrests, the sheriff’s office said.

Salem police used a drone to box in a pickup at Riverfront Park and arrested 40‑year‑old Wyatt Tripp. Officers recovered rifles, a 9mm and about 19.2 grams of meth, police say.

A Redmond man was killed and a woman flown to a hospital after an eastbound pickup crossed into oncoming traffic on Hwy 26 near Sandy, troopers say.

Prosecutors say a man sprayed bear spray at a woman and her dog inside a North Portland elevator on Dec. 15; he was arrested April 28 and is jailed ahead of a May 15 hearing.

A Multnomah County judge handed William A. Watson a 22‑year prison term after his guilty plea in the 2023 killing of Cali Bolden outside a Southeast Portland bar.

Two people were seriously injured after a reported assault near NE Killingsworth and 64th. Firefighters say both were rushed to the hospital and police are investigating.